Heat Trace Website article: Dee 106.3 Local Hero Awards In the

Heat Trace Website article: Dee 106.3 Local Hero Awards
In the year of its 40th birthday Heat Trace has won yet another award, this time in recognition for our
contribution to the local community. At Chester’s respected Dee 106.3 Local Hero Awards Heat
Trace won the community business of the year award.
The awards recognise and celebrate individuals and organisations which have made a significant
contribution to the local community and/or have demonstrated courage in the face of adversity.
There is only one award for
businesses and that went to
Heat Trace
Heat Trace was nominated by
Chester West and Chester
Council for our contributions in
the field of youth skills and
employment. We operate an
award winning apprenticeship
scheme and have proactively
developed a strong relationship
with the local high school to
promote apprenticeships and
provide work experience and
employment skills to students.
Shaun Bailiff (former Apprentice) with MD Dan Berrisford
We also provide funding and
collecting the award for Heat Trace Ltd.
expertise to help with an
engineering project at another local school and take an active role in encouraging other local
businesses to form similar links with schools and FE colleges.
Winning the award was a fantastic surprise. It was an honour to attend the evening to collect the
award and to hear about the courage and achievements of the other award winners. At Heat Trace
we think it is an obligation to put something back into our local community and we are passionate
about giving local young people the best chance possible to get a satisfying and rewarding job once
they leave education.
We don’t do it to win awards but it is always great to be recognised for what you do and it is
definitely an achievement that makes all at Heat Trace very proud.